• massive_bereavement@fedia.io
    9·
    8 days ago

    That’s like Capsaicin, which was supposed to deter mammals so birds could eat the fruit and “drop” the seeds in a distant place.

    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      8 days ago

      And now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.

      • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        8 days ago

        only not like the peppers intended.

        I know what you’re saying but also that’s not how evolution works. More of a case of “the reason why an adaptation proves advantageous may change completely over time.”